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Infographic. Physical activity for children and young people
Abstract
Physical activity (PA) levels amongst children and young people in the UK fall short of the Chief Medical Officers' (CMOs) guidelines and continue to decline.1 ,2 This trend is exaggerated in specific groups such as those of low socio-economic status and teenage girls.2 Childhood inactivity has huge implications for physical and psychological development …
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In summer 2015, the Change4Life campaign will focus on promoting physical activity to children aged 5 – 11 years. The aim of this rapid evidence review was to identify relevant literature on the physiological, psychological, social, and behavioural outcomes of physical activity participation among children aged 5 – 11 years, and provide an indication of the strength of the evidence for each outcome.
The physiological outcomes with the strongest evidence for a positive association with physical activity among 5 – 11 years olds are: cardio-metabolic health; muscular strength; bone health; and cardiorespiratory fitness. The psychological outcomes with the strongest evidence are: self-esteem; anxiety/stress; academic achievement; cognitive functioning; and attention/concentration. The social outcomes with positive associations with physical activity are confidence and peer acceptance. There was insufficient evidence on any of the behavioural outcomes included in the review.
To identify the prevalence of knowledge of the current UK physical activity guidelines which were introduced in 2011 and prior physical activity guidelines (30 min on 5 days each week) within two large samples of UK adult's. To investigate whether knowledge of physical activity guidelines differs according to demographics such as ethnicity, age, education and employment status.
Descriptive cross-sectional study comparing two distinctive adult samples.
National survey and online-administered survey conducted in England.
The 2007 Health Survey for England provides data on knowledge of physical activity guidelines from 2860 UK adults (56% women, 89% white, 63% under 45 years old). In 2013, an online survey was disseminated and data were collected from 1797 UK adults on knowledge of the most recent physical activity guidelines. The 2013 sample was 70% women, 92% white and 57% under 45 years old. All adults in both samples were >18 years old and without illnesses/disorders likely to restrict physical activity.
Knowledge of physical activity guidelines in 2007 and 2013. Demographic correlates of knowledge of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity guidelines.
18% of the 2013 sample accurately recalled the current physical activity guidelines compared with 11% of the 2007 sample who accurately recalled the previous guidelines. The differences in knowledge of physical activity guidelines existed for marital status, gender, age, education and employment status within both 2007 and 2013 samples (p<0.05). Men with lower education and employment status (unemployed including student and retired) and older adults were less likely to know physical activity guidelines (p<0.05). Knowledge of physical activity guidelines remained higher in the 2013 sample after controlling for demographic differences (p<0.05).
Disadvantaged population groups are less knowledgeable about physical activity guidelines. Although knowledge of physical activity guidelines appears to have increased in recent years demographic disparities are still evident. Efforts are needed to promote health information among these groups.
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